Stanger noted during her presentation that since the 2023 passage of Senate Bill 117, also known as the Domestic Violence Amendments, law enforcement agencies have been mandated to use the Lethality Assessment Protocol to assess whether domestic violence victims are in danger of being seriously harmed or killed by their partners. High-risk clients are immediately connected with a domestic violence service provider.

In the case of Weber County law enforcement, YCC Family Crisis Center is that provider. Stanger reported that there had been an uptick in total and high-risk referrals and the overall use of its services since S.B. 117 was signed into law. Between July 2024 and May, 500 victims in Ogden and 297 people from other county cities accessed services at the center, according to Stanger.

The organization joined a coalition of domestic violence service providers in requesting additional state funding last year; however, the effort was unsuccessful. YCC Family Crisis Center has also lost access to other state and federal funds, Stanger said. She implored the commission to consider budgeting new funding to help support its operations.

After becoming executive director earlier this year, Stanger said she hoped to bolster YCC Family Crisis Center’s community partnerships.

“This work that we do, serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, is something that one agency can’t solve alone,” Stanger told the Standard-Examiner in January after her appointment. “I look forward to strengthening relationships with community partners, with law enforcement and the other local nonprofits in the area to make sure that we’re providing wraparound services and giving victims the best chance to move through this complex structure in the way that best works for them.”

Three action items were approved during the meeting, including ordinances amending the development agreements for the previously approved Cobabe Ranch and Eagle Crest developments. The amendments serve to clarify the roles and responsibilities of both the developer and the county in those developments, both of which are located in the Wolf Creek area of the Ogden Valley.

The commission also approved the first reading of fee ordinance amendments relating to the Weber County Transfer Station.

Among the approved consent items from Tuesday’s meeting were a pair of local transportation funding agreements between the county and North Ogden and South Ogden, respectively.

The projects — Phase 2 of the 40th Street Project in South Ogden and the Mountain Road Corridor Preservation in North Ogden — were among 17 priority projects recommended by the Weber Area Council of Governments for funding through the Weber County Local Transportation Funds program. They were approved by the commission in November 2024.

Also approved was the renewal of a contract between the county and Multicounty Appraisal Trust, or MCAT, for assistance with the development of a statewide personal property tax system. MCAT was established for the appraisal of property values and the collection, utilization and distribution of property tax proceeds for Utah’s 29 counties.

The three-member county commission meets weekly at the Weber Center. Meeting agendas, minutes and other info can be accessed online at https://www.webercountyutah.gov/Transparency/commission_meetings.php/.